Soda-water fountain



(No Model.)

A. OHRISTIN.

SODA WATER FOUNTAIN! No. 376,471. Patented Jan. 17 1888.

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UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE,

ARTHUR CHRISTIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SODA-WATER FOUNTAiN.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,471, dated January 17, 1888.

Application filed October 27, 1887. Serial No. 253,574. (No model.) A

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR CHRISTIN, a citizen of the'United States, residing in the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Soda-\VaterFountaius, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide suitable means for filling the sirup-cans of soda-water fountains and other similar apparatus without removing such cans from said fountains; and the invention consists in the features and details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, .Figure l is a perspective view of a soda-water fountain, showing the heads of the plungers or valves of the sirupcans projecting upward in a row through the top of the front of the soda-water fountain; and Fig. 2, a vertical section through the center of one of the sirup-cans.

A is a sirup-can inside of said fountain; B, a valve or plunger; C, a tubular portion thereof; a a, orifices opening from said tubular portioninto the can; D,"a removable cover or stopper for closing the upper end of the tubular portion; E, the solid stem of the plunger; 0, the cone-shaped end oftheplunger; F, a ring of rubber or other suitable material thereon; G, a conical orifice or nozzle in the bottom of the can; H, a cover for thefountain, provided with hinges and a knob for raising the same to permitthe introduction of ice, 850., into the fountain.

Prior to my invention, when it has been desired to fill with sirup the cans of soda-water fountains it has been necessary to remove the same from the fountain. This is disadvantageous as involving the loss of time and necessitating raising the cover of the fountain, thereby allowing the introduction of air and causing the melting of the ice contained therein.

In constructing my improved soda-fountain I make a can of tin or other suitable material having an orifice or opening at the top, out of which a plunger passes, and a conical-shaped orifice at the bottom for the passage of liquid. Each of these'cans is providedwitha plunger, so that the plunger-heads, as shown in Fig. 1

to receive it.

of the drawings, indicate a corresponding number of cans in thefountain. I make a plunger of zinc or other suitable material adapted to fit the orifice at the bottom of the can in the manner of a valve, and passing upward through the can and through the opening at the top thereof, and a corresponding opening in the top of thesoda-water fountain, insuch manneras to permit of the plunger being raised and lowered to allow of a flow of sirup from the can when the fountain is in use. This plunger comprises a solid spindle at its lower part and a tube or pipe forming a receptacle at its upper part, into which tubular portion or pipe the sirup or other liquid with which it is desired to fillthe can is poured.

At the bottom of the tubular portion are orifices of such size and number as to permit the liquid to flow into the can. At the top of the plunger is a cover or stopper, which is preferably provided with screw-threads to enable it to be detachably secured to the top of the tube or pipe, which is of, course adapted The object in this respect is simply to make the cover capable of being easily removed when it is desired to pour sirup or other liquid into the tube of the plunger, and any means of detachably connecting the two together may be employed. The lower end of the plunger is preferably provided with a rubber or other yielding ring to tightly [it into and close the orifice or nozzle of the can; but any other manner of constructing this part of the plunger so as to make it capable of performing the same office may be employed.

In operating my improved soda-fountain the desired quantity of sirup or other liquid is measured out, the cover or stopper of the plunger removed, and the sirup then poured into the tube of the plunger, after which it passes down and out into the can. After a sufficient quantity has been poured in to fill the can the stopper is again putinto place and the apparatus is then ready for use. When the can has been filled and it is desired to draw sirup therefrom, the plunger is raised a little to allow the sirup to pass the ring and out through the orifice or nozzle. After enough liquid has passed out the plunger is allowed to resume its original position, so as to close the orifice or nozzle and prevent a further flow of liquid.

Although in describing my improvements I have spoken of using them in connection with a soda-water fountain, it is not my intention to limit myself to such use. On the contrary, my improvements are capable of being employed in any case where it is desired to [O fill a can or holder without removing the same munieatiug below the top of the can with its interior, and a removable cover above the top of the can, substantially as described.

2. In asodafountain, the combination, with a can having a nozzle for the escape of liquid, of a plunger having a tube or pipe forming a receptacle communicating below the top of the can with its interior, a removable cover above the top of the can, and a solid stem whose end closes the nozzle of the can and stops the flow of the liquid, substantially as described.

ARTHUR CHR-lS'lIN.

\Vitnesses:

EPIIRAIM BANNING, Gnoncn S. Iin'sox. 

